Rug-rack.



J. A. MoINTOSH.

RUG RACK.

APPLICATION FILED NOV.11, 1912.

1,070,506, Patented Aug. 19, 1913.

Attorneys JUNIAS A. MoINTOSI-I, OF HENDERSONVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA.

BUG-RACK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 19,1913.

Application filed November 11, 1912. Serial No. 730,712.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, J UNIAS A. MoIN'rosn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Hendersonville, in the county of Henderson and State of North Carolina, have invented a new and useful Rug ltack, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to rug racks such as are used to hang and display rugs and other similar articles, one of the objects being to provide a rack for supporting a plurality of rugs in a limited space.

A further object is to provide means whereby one or all of the rugs may be removed from the rack and lowered for inspection.

Another object is to provide a rug rack adapted to be installed upon the ceiling and a plurality of rugs supported thereon, and means whereby any of the rugs may be lowered so that the rug hanging therebehind may be viewed in a suspended position.

lVith the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, can be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawings forming a part of this specification: Figure 1 is a view in elevation of my improved form of rug rack. Fig. 2 is a side view thereof, and Fig. 3 is a sectional view showing the means for holding a rug to the rug bar.

A suitable frame 10 is attached to the ceiling and is provided with the downwardly extending beams 11. A rod 12 preferably formed of metal extends between and is supported by two or more beams and it is upon this rack rod that the rugs are suspended. Positioned on each side of the rack rod and supported by the frame are a number of pulleys 13-13 arranged in pairs, there being a pair of pulleys for each rug holding bar 16. y p

The rug 15 is held to the rug holding bar 16 by means of a number of similar clamps 17 which clamps extend over the rug holding bar and are held in position thereon with wing nuts 18. By this type of clamping member it is not neces a y to make any hole in the rug and furthermore it provides easy and ready means whereby the rug may be attached to or detached from, the rug holding bar. A member 19 is fastened securely by rivets or other suitable means 20 centrally of and to the upper surface of the rug holding bar, the said member 19 being provided. with rope engaging hooks 2121 and the rack rod engaging hook 22. This rack rod engaging hook is adapted to fit over and engage the rack rod 12. The continuous rope 14 extends over the pulleys 1313 and is attached at its end to the hooks 21-21.

In the practical use of my rug rack, a number of the rug holding bars, pulleys and ropes are installed upon each frame. The rug holding bars are each provided with one or two rugs. If two rugs are to be held by each rug holding bar they are placed back to back. It is thus seen that a number of rugs may be held in close relation, and in order that a single rug may be more closely examined, or the rug lying in back of it may be viewed in a suspended position, the rope 14 is pulled so that the rug holding bar 16 will be raised and also the hook 22. The rope is then so manipulated that one end of the rug holding bar will be raised which will swing the hook 22 away from the rack rod 12 and the entire rug holding bar and rug may then be lowered. In order to again position the hook 22 upon the rack rod the rug holding bar is drawn upwardly while in a slightly oblique position so that the hook 22 will pass to the side of and above the rack rod 12. The rug holding bar is then lowered slightly so that the hook 22 will pass over and be supported by the rack rod 12.

From the above it will be seen that I have designed a new and novel form of rug rack which possesses many advantages and which will be easy to manufacture and reliable in its action.

Having thus described fully the construction, operation, and advantages of my improved device, what I claim to be new and original with me is A rug rack comprising a frame, a rack rod supported thereby, a rug holding bar,

upstanding hooks rigidly secured to said rug holding bar one disposed centrally and one adjacent each end thereof, pulleys supported by said frame, a rope passing thereover and fastened to said end hooks, said central hook adapted to detachably engage said rack rod, said rope adapted to raise and lower said rug holding bar, said rope adapted toswing said rug holding bar at an angle to the-hori- In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto afiixed my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

JUNIAS A. MeINTOSH.

zontal to engage and disengage said central I Witnesses: hook from sald rack rod, and means for se J. STEPP, curmgrugs to sald rug holding bar. P. F. PATTON.

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